,A ,K+'S ,LESSON 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,IT IS TOLD ( ,MAT?IAS ,CORV9US1 K+ ( ,HUNG>Y--! ,ALFR$ ! ,GREAT ( HIS TIME & PEOPLE--?AT HE ONCE HE>D 7ONCE ,O,N,L,Y87 ?AT SOME 7ONLY ,S,O,M,E1 MY LAD87 ( HIS PEASANTS W]E OV]- WORK$ & UND]-F$4  ,SO HE S5T = HIS ,C\NCIL1 & BADE COME !RETO ALSO SOME ( ! MAYORS ( ! GOOD T[NS1 & SOME ( ! LORDS ( L& & !IR BAILIFFS1 & ASK$ !M ( ! TRU? !RE(2 & 9 DIV]SE WAYS !Y ALL TOLD ONE & ! SAME TALE1 H[ ! PEASANT C>LES W]E /\T & WELL ABLE TO WORK & HAD 5\< & TO SP>E ( MEAT & DR9K1 SEE+ ?AT !Y W]E BUT *URLS2 & H[ IF !Y WORK$ NOT AT ! LEA/ AS H>D AS !Y DID1 IT W\LD BE ILL = !M & ILL = !IR LORDS2 = ?AT ! MORE ! *URL HA? ! MORE HE ASKE?2 & ?AT :5 HE KN[E? WEAL?1 HE KN[E? ! LACK ( IT ALSO1 AS IT F>$ ) \R FIR/ P>5TS 9 ! ,G>D5 ( ,GOD4  ,! ,K+ SAT & SAID BUT LITTLE :ILE !Y SPAKE1 BUT HE MISD\BT$ !M ?AT !Y W]E LI>S4  ,SO ! ,C\NCIL BRAKE UP ) NO?+ DONE2 BUT ! ,K+ TOOK ! MATT] TO HE>T1 BE+1 AS K+S GO1 A JU/ MAN1 BESIDES BE+ MORE VALIANT ?AN !Y MO/LY W]E1 EV5 9 ! OLD FEUDAL TIME4  ,SO )9 TWO OR ?REE DAYS1 SAYS ! TALE1 HE CALL$ TOGE!R SU* LORDS & C\NCILORS AS HE DEEM$ FITTE/1 & BADE BUSK !M = A RIDE2 & :5 !Y W]E READY HE & !Y SET \T1 OV] R\< & SMOO?1 DECK$ \T 9 ALL ! GLORY ( ATTIRE :I* WAS ! WONT ( ?OSE DAYS4  ,?US !Y RODE TILL !Y CAME TO SOME VILLAGE OR ?ORPE ( ! PEASANT FOLK1 & ?R\< IT TO ! V9EY>DS :]E M5 W]E WORK+ ON ! SUNNY S\!RN SLOPES ?AT W5T UP FROM ! RIV]3 MY TALE DOES NOT SAY :E!R ?AT W]E ,!ISS1 OR ,DONAU1 OR :AT RIV]4  ,WELL1 ,I JUDGE IT WAS LATE SPR+ OR E>LY SUMM]1 & ! V9ES BUT JU/ BEG9N+ TO %[ !IR GRAPES2 = ! V9TAGE IS LATE 9 ?OSE L&S1 & SOME ( ! GRAPES >E NOT GA!R$ TILL ! FIR/ FRO/S HAVE T\*$ !M1 :]EBY ! W9E MADE FROM !M IS ! /RONG] & SWEET]4  ,ANYH[ !RE W]E ! PEASANTS1 M5 & WOM51 BOYS & Y\NG MAID5S1 TOIL+ & SW9K+2 SOME HOE+ BETWE5 ! V9E-R[S1 SOME BE>+ BASKETS ( DUNG UP ! /EEP SLOPES1 SOME 9 ONE WAY1 SOME 9 ANO!R1 LABOR+ = ! FRUIT !Y %\LD NEV] EAT1 & ! W9E !Y %\LD NEV] DR9K4  ,!RETO TURN$ ! ,K+ & GOT (F HIS HORSE & BEGAN TO CLIMB UP ! /ONY RIDGES ( ! V9EY>D1 & HIS LORDS 9 LIKE MANN] FOLL[$ HIM1 WOND]+ 9 !IR HE>TS :AT WAS T[>D2 BUT TO ! ONE :O WAS FOLL[+ NEXT AFT] HIM HE TURN$ AB\T & SAID ) A SMILE1 0,YEA1 LORDS1 ?IS IS A NEW GAME WE >E PLAY+ TO- DAY1 & A NEW KN[L$GE WILL COME FROM IT40  ,& ! LORD SMIL$1 BUT SOME:AT S\RLY4  

,AS = ! PEASANTS1 GREAT WAS !IR FE> ( ?OSE GAY & GOLD5 LORDS4  ,I JUDGE ?AT !Y DID NOT KN[ ! ,K+1 S9CE IT WAS LITTLE LIKELY ?AT ANY ONE ( !M HAD SE5 HIS FACE2 & !Y KNEW ( HIM BUT AS ! ,GREAT ,FA!R1 ! MI<TY W>RIOR :O KEPT ! ,TURK FROM H>RY+ !IR ?ORPE4  ,?\<1 =SOO?1 LITTLE MATT] WAS IT TO ANY MAN !RE :E!R ,TURK OR ,MAGY> WAS !IR OV]-LORD1 S9CE TO ONE MA/] OR ANO!R !Y HAD TO PAY ! DUE TALE ( LABOR+ DAYS 9 ! YE>1 & H>D WAS ! LIVELIHOOD ?AT !Y E>N$ = !MSELVES ON ! DAYS :5 !Y WORK$ = !MSELVES & !IR WIVES & *ILDR54  

,WELL1 BELIKE !Y KNEW NOT ! ,K+2 BUT AMID ?OSE RI* LORDS !Y SAW & KNEW !IR [N LORD1 & ( HIM !Y W]E SORE AFRAID4  ,BUT NAU<T IT AVAIL$ !M TO FLEE AWAY FROM ?OSE /RONG M5 & /RONG HORSES--!Y :O HAD BE5 TOIL+ FROM BE=E ! RIS+ ( ! SUN1 & N[ IT WANT$ LITTLE MORE ?AN AN H\R ( NOON3 BESIDES1 ) ! ,K+ & LORDS WAS A GU>D ( CROSSB[M51 :O W]E LEFT ! O!R SIDE ( ! V9EY>D WALL1--KE5-EY$ ,ITALIANS ( ! M\NTA9S1 /RAI<T %OOT]S ( ! BOLT4  ,SO ! POOR FOLK FL$ NOT2 NAY !Y MADE AS IF ALL ?IS W]E NONE ( !IR BUS9ESS1 & W5T ON ) !IR WORK4  ,= 9DE$ EA* MAN SAID TO HIMSELF1 0,IF ,I BE ! ONE ?AT IS NOT SLA91 TO-MORR[ ,I %ALL LACK BREAD IF ,I DO NOT WORK MY H>DE/ TO-DAY2 & MAYBE ,I %ALL BE HEADMAN IF SOME ( !SE BE SLA9 & ,I LIVE40  

,N[ COMES ! ,K+ AMONG !M & SAYS3  0,GOOD FELL[S1 :I* ( Y\ IS ! HEADMAN80  

,SPAKE A MAN1 /URDY & SUNBURNT1 WELL ON 9 YE>S & GRIZZL$3  0,I AM ! HEADMAN1 LORD40  

0,GIVE ME ?Y HOE1 !N10 SAYS ! ,K+2 0= N[ %ALL ,I ORD] ?IS MATT] MYSELF1 S9CE !SE LORDS DESIRE A NEW GAME1 & >E FA9 TO WORK UND] ME AT V9E-DRESS+4  ,BUT DO ?\ /& BY ME & SET ME RI<T IF ,I ORD] !M WRONG3 BUT ! RE/ ( Y\ GO PLAY60  

,! C>LE KNEW NOT :AT TO ?9K1 & LET ! ,K+ /& ) HIS H& /RET*$ \T1 :ILE HE LOOK$ ASKANCE AT HIS [N LORD & B>ON1 :O WAGG$ HIS HEAD AT HIM GRIMLY AS ONE :O SAYS1 0,DO IT1 DOG60  

,!N ! C>LE LETS ! HOE COME 9TO ! ,K+'S H&2 & ! ,K+ FALLS TO1 & ORD]S HIS LORDS = V9E-DRESS+1 TO EA* HIS DUE %>E ( ! WORK3 & :ILES ! C>LE SAID YEA & :ILES NAY TO HIS ORD]+4  ,& !N YE %\LD HAVE SE5 VELVET CLOAKS CA/ (F1 & MANTLES ( F9E ,FLEMI% SC>LET GO TO ! DU/Y E>?2 AS ! LORDS & KNI<TS BUSK$ !M TO ! WORK4  

,SO !Y BUCKL$ TO2 & TO MO/ ( !M IT SEEM$ GOOD GAME TO PLAY AT V9E-DRESS+4  ,BUT ONE !RE WAS :O1 :5 HIS SC>LET CLOAK WAS (F1 /OOD UP 9 A D\BLET ( GLORI\S ,P]SIAN WEB ( GOLD & SILK1 SU* AS M5 MAKE NOT N[1 WOR? A HUNDR$ FLOR9S ! ,BREM5 ELL4  ,UNTO HIM ! ,K+ ) NO SMILE ON HIS FACE GAVE ! JOB ( TO+ & FRO+ UP & D[N ! HILL ) ! BIGGE/ & ! FRAILE/ DUNG-BASKET ?AT !RE WAS2 & !REAT ! SILK5 LORD SCREW$ UP A GR91 ?AT WAS SPORT TO SEE1 & ALL ! LORDS LAU<$2 & AS HE TURN$ AWAY HE SAID1 YET SO ?AT NONE HE>D HIM1 0,DO ,I S]VE ?IS SON'S SON ( A :ORE ?AT HE %\LD BID ME C>RY DUNG80  ,= Y\ MU/ KN[ ?AT ! ,K+'S FA!R1 ,JOHN ,HUNYAD1 ONE ( ! GREAT W>RIORS ( ! WORLD1 ! ,HAMM] ( ! ,TURKS1 WAS NOT GOTT5 9 W$LOCK1 ?\< HE W]E A K+'S SON4  

,WELL1 !Y SP$ ! WORK BRAVELY = A :ILE1 & L\D WAS ! LAU<T] AS ! HOES SMOTE ! E>? & ! FL9T /ONES T9KL$ & ! CL\D ( DU/ ROSE UP2 ! BROCAD$ DUNG-BE>] W5T UP & D[N1 CURS+ & SWE>+ BY ! ,:ITE ,GOD & ! ,BLACK2 & ONE W\LD SAY TO ANO!R1 0,SEE YE H[ G5TLE BLOOD \TGOES *URLS' BLOOD1 EV5 :5 ! G5TLE DOES ! *URL'S WORK3 !SE LAZY LOONS SMOTE BUT ONE /ROKE TO \R ?REE40  ,BUT ! ,K+1 :O WORK$ NO WORSE ?AN ANY1 LAU<$ NOT AT ALL2 & MEAN:ILE ! POOR FOLK /OOD BY1 NOT D>+ TO SPEAK A WORD ONE TO ! O!R2 = !Y W]E /ILL SORE AFRAID1 NOT N[ ( BE+ SLA9 ON ! SPOT1 BUT ?IS RA!R WAS 9 !IR HE>TS3  0,!SE GREAT & /RONG LORDS & KNI<TS HAVE COME TO SEE :AT WORK A MAN MAY DO )\T DY+3 IF WE >E TO HAVE YET MORE DAYS ADD$ TO \R YE>'S TALE ( LORDS' LABOR1 !N >E WE LO/ )\T REM$Y40  ,& !IR HE>TS SANK )9 !M4  

,SO SP$ ! WORK2 & ! SUN ROSE YET HI<] 9 ! HEAV5S1 & IT WAS NOON & MORE4  ,& N[ !RE WAS NO MORE LAU<T] AMONG ?OSE TOIL+ LORDS1 & ! /ROKES ( ! HOE & MATTOCK CAME F> SL[]1 :ILE ! DUNG-BE>] SAT D[N AT ! BOTTOM ( ! HILL & LOOK$ \T ON ! RIV]2 BUT ! ,K+ YET WORK$ ON DOGG$LY1 SO = %AME ! O!R LORDS YET KEPT AT IT4  ,TILL AT LA/ ! NEXT MAN TO ! ,K+ LET HIS HOE DROP ) A CLATT]1 & SWORE A GREAT OA?4  ,N[ HE WAS A /RONG BLACK-BE>D$ MAN 9 ! PRIME ( LIFE1 A VALIANT CAPTA9 ( ?AT FAM\S ,BLACK ,B& ?AT HAD SO (T5 R5T ! ,TURKI% >RAY2 & ! ,K+ LOV$ HIM = HIS /URDY VALOR2 SO HE SAYS TO HIM1 0,IS AU<T WRONG1 ,CAPTA980  

0,NAY1 LORD10 SAYS HE1 0ASK ! HEADMAN C>LE YOND] :AT AILS US40  

0,HEADMAN10 SAYS ! ,K+1 0:AT AILS !SE /RONG KNI<TS8  ,HAVE ,I ORD]$ !M WRONGLY80  

0,NAY1 BUT %IRK+ AILS !M1 LORD10 SAYS HE1 0= !Y >E WE>Y2 & NO WOND]1 = !Y HAVE BE5 PLAY+ H>D1 & >E ( G5TLE BLOOD40  

0,IS ?AT SO1 LORD10 SAYS ! ,K+1 0?AT YE >E WE>Y ALREADY80  

,!N ! RE/ HUNG !IR HEADS & SAID NAU<T1 ALL SAVE ?AT CAPTA9 ( W>2 & HE SAID1 BE+ A BOLD MAN & NO LI>3  0,K+1 ,I SEE :AT ?\ W\LD/ BE AT2 ?\ HA/ BR\<T US H]E TO PREA* US A S]MON FROM ?AT ,PLATO ( ?9E2 & TO SAY SOO?1 SO ?AT ,I MAY SW9K NO MORE1 & GO EAT MY D9N]1 N[ PREA* ?Y WOR/6  ,NAY1 IF ?\ WILT BE PRIE/ ,I WILL BE ?Y DEACON4  ,WILT ?\ ?AT ,I ASK ?IS LABOR+ C>LE A ?+ OR TWO80  

0,YEA10 SAID ! ,K+4  ,& !RE CAME1 AS IT W]E1 A CL\D ( ?\<T OV] HIS FACE4  

,!N ! CAPTA9 /RADDL$ HIS LEGS & LOOK$ BIG1 & SAID TO ! C>LE3  0,GOOD FELL[1 H[ LONG HAVE WE BE5 WORK+ H]E80  

0,TWO H\RS OR !REAB\T1 JUDG+ BY ! SUN ABOVE US10 SAYS HE4  

0,& H[ MU* ( ?Y WORK HAVE WE DONE 9 ?AT :ILE80 SAYS ! CAPTA91 & W9KS HIS EYE AT HIM )AL4  

0,LORD10 SAYS ! C>LE1 GR9N+ A LITTLE DESPITE HIMSELF1 0BE NOT WRO? ) MY WORD4  ,9 ! FIR/ HALF-H\R YE DID FIVE-&- =TY M9UTES' WORK ( \RS1 & 9 ! NEXT HALF-H\R SCANT A ?IRTY M9UTES' WORK1 & ! ?IRD HALF-H\R A FIFTE5 M9UTES' WORK1 & 9 ! F\R? HALF-H\R TWO M9UTES' WORK40  ,! GR9 N[ HAD FAD$ FROM HIS FACE1 BUT A GLEAM CAME 9TO HIS EYES AS HE SAID3  0,& N[1 AS ,I SUPPOSE1 Y\R DAY'S WORK IS DONE1 & YE WILL GO TO Y\R D9N]1 & EAT ! SWEET & DR9K ! /RONG2 & WE %ALL EAT A LITTLE RYE-BREAD1 & !N BE WORK+ H]E TILL AFT] ! SUN HAS SET & ! MOON HAS BEGUN TO CA/ %AD[S4  ,N[ = Y\1 ,I WOT NOT H[ YE %ALL SLEEP NOR :]E1 NOR :AT :ITE BODY YE %ALL HOLD 9 Y\R >MS :ILE ! NI<T FLITS & ! />S %9E2 BUT = US1 :ILE ! />S YET %9E1 %ALL WE BE AT IT AGA91 & BE?9K YE = :AT6  ,I KN[ NOT :AT GAME & PLAY YE %ALL BE DEVIS+ = TO-MORR[ AS YE RIDE BACK HOME2 BUT = US :5 WE COME BACK H]E TO-MORR[1 IT %ALL BE AS IF !RE HAD BE5 NO YE/]DAY & NO?+ DONE !RE91 & ?AT WORK ( ?AT TO-DAY %ALL BE NAU<T TO US ALSO1 = WE %ALL W9 NO RESPITE FROM \R TOIL !REBY1 & ! MORR[ ( TO-MORR[ WILL ALL BE TO BEG9 AGA9 ONCE MORE1 & SO ON & ON TILL NO TO-MORR[ ABIDE? US4  ,!RE=E1 IF YE >E ?9K+ TO LAY SOME NEW TAX OR TALE UPON US1 ?9K TWICE ( IT1 = WE MAY NOT BE> IT4  ,& ALL ?IS ,I SAY ) ! LESS FE>1 BECAUSE ,I P]CEIVE ?IS MAN H]E BESIDE ME1 9 ! BLACK VELVET J]K9 & ! GOLD *A9 ON HIS NECK1 IS ! ,K+2 NOR DO ,I ?9K HE WILL SLAY ME = MY WORD S9CE HE HA? SO MANY A ,TURK BE=E HIM & HIS MI<TY SWORD60  

,!N SAID ! CAPTA93  0,%ALL ,I SMITE ! MAN1 ,O ,K+8 OR HA? HE PREA*$ ?Y S]MON = !E80  

0,SMITE NOT1 = HE HA? PREA*$ IT10 SAID ! ,K+4  0,HE>K5 TO ! C>LE'S S]MON1 LORDS & C\NCILORS ( M9E6  ,YET :5 ANO!R HA? SPOK5 \R ?\<T1 O!R ?\<TS >E BORN !REFROM1 & N[ HAVE ,I ANO!R S]MON TO PREA*2 BUT ,I WILL REFRA9 ME AS N[4  ,LET US D[N & TO \R D9N]40  

,SO !Y W5T1 ! ,K+ & HIS G5TLES1 & SAT D[N BY ! RIV] UND] ! RU/LE ( ! POPL>S1 & !Y ATE & DRANK & W]E M]RY4  ,& ! ,K+ BADE BE> UP ! BROK5 MEATS TO ! V9E- DRESS]S1 & A GOOD DRAFT ( ! >*]'S W9E1 & TO ! HEADMAN HE GAVE A BROAD GOLD PIECE1 & TO EA* MAN ?REE SILV] P5NIES4  ,BUT :5 ! POOR FOLK HAD ALL ?AT UND] !IR H&S1 IT WAS TO !M AS ?\< ! K+DOM ( HEAV5 HAD COME D[N TO E>?4  

,9 ! COOL ( ! EV5+ HOME RODE ! ,K+ & HIS LORDS4  ,! ,K+ WAS DI/RAU<T & SIL5T2 BUT AT LA/ ! CAPTA91 :O RODE BESIDE HIM1 SAID TO HIM3  0,PREA* ME N[ ?9E AFT]-S]MON1 ,O ,K+60  

0,I ?9K ?\ KN[E/ IT ALREADY10 SAID ! ,K+1 0ELSE HAD/ ?\ NOT SPOK5 9 SU* WISE TO ! C>LE2 BUT TELL ME :AT IS ?Y CRAFT & ! CRAFT ( ALL !SE1 :]EBY YE LIVE1 AS ! POTT] BY MAK+ POTS1 & SO =?80  

,SAID ! CAPTA93  0,AS ! POTT] LIVES BY MAK+ POTS1 SO WE LIVE BY ROBB+ ! POOR40  

,AGA9 SAID ! ,K+3  0,& MY TRADE80  

,SAID HE1 0,?Y TRADE IS TO BE A K+ ( SU* ?IEVES1 YET NO WORS] ?AN ! RE/40  

,! ,K+ LAU<$4  

0,BE> ?AT 9 M9D10 SAID HE1 0& !N %ALL ,I TELL !E MY ?\<T :ILE YOND] C>LE SPAKE4  ^*,C>LE1' ,I ?\<T1 ^*W]E ,I ?\ OR SU* AS ?\1 !N W\LD ,I TAKE 9 MY H& A SWORD OR A SPE>1 OR W]E IT ONLY A H$GE-/AKE1 & BID O!RS DO ! LIKE1 & =? W\LD WE GO2 & S9CE WE W\LD BE SO MANY1 & ) NAU<T TO LOSE SAVE A MIS]ABLE LIFE1 WE W\LD DO BATTLE & PREVAIL1 & MAKE AN 5D ( ! CRAFT ( K+S & ( LORDS & ( USUR]S1 & !RE %\LD BE BUT ONE CRAFT 9 ! WORLD1 TO WIT1 TO WORK M]RILY = \RSELVES & TO LIVE M]RILY !REBY4'0  

,SAID ! CAPTA93  0,?IS !N IS ?Y S]MON4  ,:O WILL HE$ IT IF ?\ PREA* IT80  

,SAID ! ,K+3  0,!Y :O WILL TAKE ! MAD K+ & PUT HIM 9 A K+'S MADH\SE1 !RE=E DO ,I =BE> TO PREA* IT4  ,YET IT ,%,A,L,L BE PREA*$40  

0,& NOT HE$$10 SAID ! CAPTA91 0SAVE BY ?OSE :O HEAD & HANG ! SETT]S =? ( NEW ?+S ?AT >E GOOD = ! WORLD4  

,\R TRADE IS SAFE = MANY AN MANY A G5]ATION40  

,& !RE) !Y CAME TO ! ,K+'S PALACE1 & !Y ATE & DRANK & SLEPT & ! WORLD W5T ON ITS WAYS4  

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